temporized; temporizing
Definition of temporize
1
: to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
2
: to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time
you'd have to temporize until you found out how she wanted to be advised— Mary Austin
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The first known use of temporize was in 1579
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